Nats win 8-2; Brewers' Peralta exits with shoulder tightne s May 22 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink MILWAUKEE (AP) Lane Thomas hit two RBI doubles and the Washington Nationals broke out of their hitting slump Sunday in an 8-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, who lost Freddy Peralta to shoulder tightne s in the fourth inning.Peralta (3-2) left J.J. Wilcox Jersey after The Nationals entered the day having dropped seven of their past nine, and they had scored a total of six runs in the seven lo ses. But they had an early 8-0 lead Sunday and cruised to the win.Milwaukee didnt retire anyone in the fourth until Nelson Cruz the eighth batter of the inning got thrown out trying to stretch a bloop single down the right-field line into a double. The Nationals first eight batters of the inning all got hits, tying a Washington franchise record for consecutive plate appearances with a hit.The Nationals led 3-0 and had runners on second and third when Peralta's injury forced his departure. Jack Ham Jersey Peralta, a 2021 All-Star, entered the day having allowed just one run over 12 2/3 innings in his previous two starts.Dee Strange-Gordon and Csar Hernndez greeted reliever Brent Suter with consecutive RBI bunt singles to make it 5-0. That was the first time the Nationals have produced bunt RBIs in consecutive at-bats, according to Elias Sports Bureau.Keibert Ruiz followed with an RBI double before Juan Soto hit a two-run single through a drawn-in infield.Nationals manager Dave Martinez had altered his lineup Sunday by moving Soto from second to third and moving Ruiz into the No. 2 spot. Ruiz had gone 8 of 16 in his past five games going into Sunday, while Soto was 2 of 20 over his past six games.Washington wasted little time getting its offense going.The Nationals took Antonio Brown Jersey a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Maikel Franco reached on a two-out infield hit and came home on Thomas double to right. They extended the lead to 2-0 in the third as Milwaukee got a Nationals starter Aaron Sanchez (3-3) struck out one and gave up seven hits, two runs and two walks in five innings. TRAINERS ROOMNationals pitchers Stephen Strasburg and Joe Ro s will begin rehabilitation a signments Tuesday. Ro s will pitch for Double-A Harrisburg and Strasburg will join Cla s A Fredericksburg. Martinez said theyre planning for each of the right-handers to work four innings and throw 60-plus pitches. Martinez said Ro s got the Double-A a signment because I think Joes a little bit further along, so we pushed him up. And Sean Davis Jersey we want to keep close eyes on Stras, being that hes going to be a little closer. and has pitched a total of 26 2/3 innings since the start of the 2020 season. Ro s hasnt pitched in a major league game since Aug. 10 because of a UP NEXTNationals: Begin a seven-game homestand Monday in the opener of a three-game series with Los Angeles. Scheduled starters are RHP Joan Adon (1-7, 6-38 ERA) for the Nationals and LHP Tyler Anderson (4-0, 4.04) for the Dodgers.Brewers: Open a season-long 11-game trip Monday at San Diego. RHP Adrian Houser (3-4, 3.22) will start for the Brewers.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic Milwaukee Brewers National League Major League Baseball Lane Thomas Joan Adon Joe Ro s Tyrone Taylor Maikel Franco Stephen Strasburg Freddy Peralta Juan Soto Keibert Ruiz Washington Nationals Milwaukee Brewers share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has Merril Hoge Jersey left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Ryan Shazier Jersey Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS